Kaye Adams says her name has been ‘dragged through the mud’

Broadcaster Kaye Adams says her name has been “dragged through the mud” after she was taken off air presenting her BBC Radio Scotland programme.

Adams, who also appears on ITV’s Loose Women, was taken off air from her morning radio programme earlier this month.

It has been reported the decision was made following a complaint about her behaviour, though the BBC has not confirmed the reason.

She said the corporation has not provided her with any details of the allegations. The BBC has declined to comment on her statement.

The presenter’s publicist released a statement to the media on Sunday.

It said: “After three of the most distressing weeks of my professional life and seeing my previously untarnished name publicly dragged through the mud, BBC Scotland has still not provided me with any details of the allegations which have been made against me.”

Adams also denied newspaper reports that she “stormed out” of a meeting with a BBC Scotland executive on 8 October.

The statement said the incident “categorically did not happen”.

“There was certainly no shouting on my part; it’s not my style,” it continued.

“I have been inundated with messages of support from people who I have dealt with both personally and professionally over the decades, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.”

A spokeswoman for BBC Scotland said: “We would not comment on individuals.”

Born in Falkirk, Ms Adams has worked as a journalist and presenter for nearly 40 years.

She joined BBC Radio Scotland in 2010 to host the daily phone-in programme, Call Kaye, which ended in 2015.

She is now one of the regular hosts of the station’s Mornings programme and is a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women.

In 2022 she joined the cast of Strictly Come Dancing and was first to be eliminated. She also appeared on the third series of Celebrity MasterChef.

BBC News understands an investigation has been launched, though the corporation would not comment on the nature of allegations.

Earlier this year the BBC rolled out a ‘Call It Out’ scheme to enable staff to challenge poor behaviour in the workplace.

This was in response to an independent report into workplace culture in the corporation, which found a small number of stars and managers “behave unacceptably” with bosses often failing to tackle them.